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Cyprinodontidae

Known as: Killifishes, Pupfishes 
Small oviparous fishes in the family Cyprinodontidae, usually striped or barred black. They are much used in mosquito control.
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Review
2010
Review
2010
RELATIONSHIPS OF ATHERINOMORPH FISHES ( TELEOSTEI )
Atherinomorphs have been recognized since 1964 as a group of teleost fishes comprising silvcrsidcs, phallostethids. killifishes… 
2009
2009
Trophic apparatus in cyprinodontiform fishes: Functional specializations for picking and scraping behaviors
Cyprinodontiforms are a diverse and speciose order that includes topminnows, pupfishes, swordtails, mosquitofishes, guppies, and… 
2005
2005
Morphological abnormalities during early-life development of the estuarine mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, as an indicator of androgenic and anti-androgenic endocrine disruption.
1992
1992
Clonal hybrids of the common laboratory fish Fundulus heteroclitus.
All-female hybrids of the killifishes Fundulus heteroclitus and Fundulus diaphanus, known from two sites in Nova Scotia, Canada… 
1990
1990
Atlas of Killifishes of the Old World
1982
1982
The functional significance of frequency modulation within a wave train for prey localization in the surface-feeding fishAplocheilus lineatus (Cyprinodontidae)
SummaryThe physical properties of water surface waves and the responses of the topminnowAplocheilus lineatus to normal and… 
1982
1982
Les Orestias ( Pisces , Cyprinodontidae ) du petit lac Titicaca
Dans ce travail nous avons étudié une collection d’Orestias, poissons Cyprinodontidae endémiques de l’(( Z-lltiplutzo H andin… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Genetic organization and adaptive response of allozymes to ecological variables in Fundulus heteroclitus.
Populations of Fundulus heteroclitus, (Cyprinodontidae) a widespread coastal marine fish, were studied in control and… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Oviparous Hermaphroditic Fish with Internal Self-Fertilization
Adults of Rivulus marmoratus (Cyprinodontidae) contained eggs when dissected or laid eggs when kept alive. They invariably… 
1931
1931
The Morphology of Melanotic Over-Growths in Hybrids of Mexican Killifishes: A Preliminary Account
Genetic studies of hybrids between the Mexican killifishes, Platypoecilus maculatus and Xiphophorus hellerii , have shown that… 
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